Houses to fulfil all your period drama dreams...
Sash windows; symmetrical facades; ornate fireplaces. When it comes to beautiful country homes, no one did it quite like the Georgians. From the quintessential red brick to Austen-tacious entrance halls, we’ve rounded up the most gorgeous Georgian properties on the market.
The Best Georgian Houses On The Market Now
Church Lane, East Stoke, Newark, Nottinghamshire
This Georgian mansion boasts old world charm with plentiful colourful and characterful touches. Built in 1812 by the architect Lewis Wyatt, you’ll find grand rooms with quirky touches throughout: there’s the impressive entrance hall, the large reception room with blue ceilings, wood panelling and deep coving, and the Mediterranean-style orangery with terrazzo floor, brick walls and exposed timbers. Available through Savills for £1,850,000.
The Balfour, Whittingehame, Haddington, Scotland
Get a slice of mansion life with this grand neoclassical apartment, which was once home to the former prime minister, Arthur Balfour. Sitting on the ground floor of a magnificent mansion in East Lothian, you’ll find gorgeous interiors and architectural touches typical of Scottish Georgian architecture. Surrounded by stunning countryside, it’s just a short drive to the coast and Edinburgh, with all its cultural amenities. Available through Cullerton’s Property for offers over £2,400,000.
Woodham Mortimer, Essex
Contrasting its quintessential double-fronted, red brick and white pane window exterior, inside this Georgian home it’s all characterful, dramatic and contemporary interiors. The conservatory is particularly impressive, with its terracotta tiled floor, billowing vaulted ceiling, and wraparound white-paned windows. Available through Savills for £2,000,000.
Halliwell Dene Hall, Hexham, Northumberland
This Georgian gem is rumoured to have been built as a country retreat for the Archbishop of York – and it’s certainly a slice of paradise. Inside, you’ll find countless rooms with soaring ceilings, gorgeous interiors and plentiful original features, while outside there’s a heated outdoor swimming pool with pool house, sauna and bar. Available through Finest Properties for £1,600,000.
St George, Rue Des Deslisles, Castel, Guernsey
This property is Guernsey’s answer to real estate heaven. Plentiful palatial rooms blend traditional opulence with modern luxury: host drinks in the landscaped gardens, sit down for dinner in the grand dining room, retreat to the light-flooded garden room for post-dinner drinks, and at some point – guests must see the magnificent indoor swimming pool. Available through Savills for £25,000,000.
Main Street, Market Bosworth, Warwickshire
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Located in the historic market town of Market Bosworth, this Georgian home offers a luxurious family home with elegant interiors and stunning amenities. The rooms are grand and traditional, yet have been beautifully renovated; there’s a deluxe swimming pool, the garden is impressively large and within this you’ll find a gorgeous Finland Log Cabin tucked away. Available through Fine & Country for offers over £2,500,000.
Lucklands Road, Bath, Somerset
Just north west of Bath, this charming Georgian home sits just a mile and a half from the city centre. Grade II Listed, wisteria-clad and first built in the 18th Century, Weston Lawn has six bedrooms, high-ceilinged drawing rooms and period features throughout. Through the elegant sash windows, you can gaze out over pretty gardens. Fancy yourself a gardener? There’s a plenty of raised flowerbeds, a greenhouse and a vegetable garden – ideal for those wanting to grow their own seasonal veg. The outdoor dining terrace is perfect for alfresco meals in the summer, and there’s a private pedestrian path leading to the Cotswold Way, for a quick morning stroll or an evening walk. Available through Knight Frank for £2,750,000.
Orton Longueville, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
This Grade II Listed Georgian home offers elegant country living in a leafy corner of Peterborough. Its location is highly desirable: it’s quiet yet only a 10 minute drive from Peterborough station, with its excellent transport links. Meanwhile, inside, the rooms are typically Georgian – they’re well-proportioned with high ceilings and sash windows – but they’ve all been beautifully modernised to leave them feeling fresh and stylish. Available through Fine & Country for £1,500,000.
North Gorley, Fordingbridge, Hampshire
This is the ultimate English country home. It sits nestled on the edge of the New Forest and has a heavenly exterior: think red brick, long white pane windows and wisteria clad. There’s six bedrooms in the main house, several reception rooms, a separate four-bedroom lodge house, ideal for guests, swimming pool, equestrian facilities, gardens, grounds and ample space for alfresco entertaining. So whether you’re after a charming family home, or a hub to host – this property has got it all. Available through Savills for £4,750,000.
East Harting, Petersfield, West Sussex
This picture-perfect Georgian home offers a life of quintessential countryside bliss. Positioned in the heart of the South Downs, it sits within 12 acres of its own land, throughout which you’ll also find two cottages, a walled garden, orchard and rolling fields. Meanwhile inside, you’ll find plentiful large-proportioned rooms bursting with character and period features. Available through Savills for £4,950,000.
Blacket Place, Newington, Edinburgh
This property is an example of the best of Edinburgh’s Georgian charm. Think well-proportioned rooms, high ceilings with cornices a-plenty and large windows. With four-five bedrooms, a large garden and private parking, this would make the perfect family home. Available through Knight Frank for £1,600,000.
Turville Heath, Henley on Thames, Buckinghamshire
Once home to Princess Lee Radziwill, sister of Jackie Kennedy, and later Henry Ford II, this Grade II Listed Georgian property offers quintessential English country living with all the modern comforts. The pretty exterior is all white sash windows, wisteria-clad and red brick, while inside there’s a grand entrance hall, characterful reception rooms and sleek marble bathrooms. Set amongst 49.39 acres, this property would make the dreamiest of family homes. Available through Beauchamp Estates and Knight Frank for £18,750,000.
Walden Street, Whitechapel, London
Situated in the heart of the East End, this Georgian property offers chic living in a trendy party of London. The house is characterised by original features and blue themed interiors, there’s three bedrooms and a south-facing courtyard out back. Available through Knight Frank for £1,500,000.
Cotton End Road, Newmarket, Suffolk
High ceilings, sash windows, period fireplaces and stately gardens are the hallmarks of a Georgian home. This five-bedroom property in Suffolk has all of them in abundance. It also has a Shaker style hand painted kitchen, an original wine cellar, and a pretty drawing room with ceiling cornices, chandelier and floor to ceiling windows overlooking the grounds. Host garden parties among the 8.34 acres outside, or opt for cosy movie nights in with the deluxe cinema room. Available through Savills for £1,650,000
Efford Park, Lymington, Hampshire
Nestled in a quiet corner of the New Forest and just a short drive from the coast sits this historic Grade II Listed Georgian home. With a 580m drive, you can easily imagine guests rolling up Efford Park’s curved driveway in the carriages and finery. Having had manorial status since the 11th century, you can easily see how this property is fit for a Lord. There’s wood panelling, high ceilings, elegant drawing rooms and 14 generous bedrooms. And that’s before you’ve even gotten to the swimming pool, tennis courts and sweeping gardens. Country living in total elegance. Available through Knight Frank, POA
Fisherwick Road, Lichfield, Staffordshire
Once owned by none other than the head of policing and twice Prime Minister himself, Sir Robert Peel, this property dates back to 1715. Wisteria clad, red bricked and with white windows, it’s the quintessential Georgian home. Inside there’s five bedrooms, a bespoke kitchen and six reception rooms including a study in which you can just imagine Peel contemplating the politics of his time. This is the perfect property for those who like their homes to come with a rich history. Available through Knight Frank for £1,395,000
Bath Road, Kiln Green, Berkshire
Georgians certainly knew how to entertain, and this property shows it. Welcome guests in the grand and striking entrance hall with its chess-style tiles and open fireplace, move through to one of the four exceptional reception rooms for drinks, before progressing into the true jewel of the property – the ball room. With high vaulted ceilings, beamwork, wooden parquet flooring and French doors opening up to the garden, it’s ideal for extravagant dinner or dances. And there’s plenty of space for guests to stay after thanks to the nine bedrooms. Available through Savills for £3,495,000
Old Church Street, Chelsea, London
This Georgian townhouse sits on the iconic Old Church Street, just a stone’s throw from Chelsea Embankment and walking distance from Battersea Park, the Kings Road and all of Chelsea’s amenities. Inside, the house offers a perfect blend of luxury living alongside traditional period features. Plus, there’s an outside studio across the garden courtyard perfect for work from home life. Available through Russell Simpson for £6,590,000
The Crescent, Norwich
In the heart of historic Norwich, this handsome home is the quintessential Georgian townhouse. Behind the pillared front door and symmetrical facade you’ll find chique modern reception rooms with checkerboard flooring alongside more traditional dining rooms. The five bedrooms are generous and the sweeping glass extension opens out onto a courtyard garden ideal for al fresco dining after a day in town. Available through Humberts POA
Mossknowe House, Gretna Green, Dumfries & Galloway
If you fancy yourself as a Georgian country gent, then Mossknowe house could be your dream home. With over 40 acres of gardens and grounds, a stable block and a dressage area, this estate is made for country living. Indoors there’s high ceilings and sash windows throughout (perfect for gazing out over your land). And with the infamous Gretna Green just a short carriage ride away, you’re guaranteed all the period drama you can get. Downton – eat your heat out. Available through Finest Properties for £2,000,000
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